Thanks ProDesign.
Here’s what happened. At first I phoned them but after being transferred 3 times I gave up on that and went to chat. Basically what I did was confront the guy from the Customer Service Team with your transcript after he indicated it was not possible. Here’s the transcript I saved from my chat with him. It seems the guy from the Customer Service Team may not have been aware this is actually possible.

Adobe Chat: Hello! Welcome to Adobe Customer Service.
Zen: Hi, I just wanted to confirm that it is still possible for CC customers with slow/limited Internet connection to receive a DVD with the Creative Cloud software from Adobe.
Adobe Chat: Please allow me 1-2 minute(s) to review your account details.
Adobe Chat: Sorry for the delayed response
Adobe Chat: I am really sorry as there is NO DVD for the Creative cloud user as you need to download the product on your own.
Zen: That’s not entirely true. At least until summer these DVD’s could be ordered.
Zen: Adobe Chat, are you from the Customer Service Team?
Adobe Chat: Yes I am from the the customer service team.
Adobe Chat: And I have checked with the higher team for the DVD request but I am really sorry as there is no DVD for Creative cloud.
Zen: I can show you a transcript between a customer and someone from the Customer Service Team proving that it’s being done.
Adobe Chat: I am really sorry as this can’t be done.
Zen: Here’s the transcript of a chat someone conducted with Adobe Customer Service on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 11:37:59 AM EST.
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Adobe Chat: I am really sorry as we cannot send the DVD for CC.
Zen: Yes you can, and above transcript proves it. I’ll take my issue to another department that is willing to listen. Sorry.
Adobe Chat: Is there anything else I can help you with?
Zen: Not for the moment Adobe Chat. Thanks.
Adobe Chat: Thank you for contacting Adobe. We are available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Goodbye!

And that was it. In my time zone it was end of the day so I had to give my attention to other matters.

Great, thanks for sharing the chat. You’re right, it seems there is some uncertainty in the experience you had. From what we have heard, the DVDs that are currently available from Adobe have not been updated for CC 2017. So for customers in rural areas or those with poor/slow or unreliable Internet connections, we are told that you should still be able to get disc media for CC 2015 or the June 2016 releases.

But we will follow up with Adobe using the transcript you provided and report back. In the meantime, if you want CC 2017 instead then we would suggest using the CC 2017 Direct Download Links where you can download the installation files on to a flash drive, or some other removable media, on a computer with strong or stable Internet access – and then install on other system(s).

Zen, do you have the case number from your chat? Adobe requested the case numbers from individuals who are unable to obtain the DVD media from June 2016… They say the confusion may lie if talking about CC 2017 DVDs, in which case the reps do not have that available. But if you have the case number from your chat, then they can follow up with the representative about that detail.

Thanks, that would be great. But where can I find the case number? It’s not in the transcript as I’d expected. But I do have the start and end time and the name of the rep. I haven’t posted his name here as I didn’t find it appropriate to do so, not knowing if he handled out of ignorance or deliberate.

Sure, that’s understandable. It’s surprising that the case number isn’t given in the email transcript. But that’s OK, you can still find it in your online Adobe account under “Support Cases” and then the “All” tab.

OK, thanks for emailing us your case number. We sent to our main Adobe contact and they are looking into it, to verify if they have any DVDs left. As previously mentioned, currently, the last copies were produced in June 2016 (for the CC 2015.5 release). They may still have a few copies for individuals who are in low-bandwidth environments. As of this writing, we don’t know yet if/when newer CC 2017 disc media will be available – but stay tuned.

We have bought Illustrator and photoshop at your local dealer “Teknet Group” in Madagscar, who asked us to download it. unfortunately due to bad internet connection and large size of the file, we cannot do anything. So we ask you to send DVD as soon as possible.

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I just contacted them via chat and they insist that they stopped producing DVD’s and the only way to get the software was to download it. They gave me the direct download links and suggested that I use another machine somewhere else with a better internet connection and download them and transfer them. Why would a company make it so inconvenient for a customer to use their product?!? They could easily create DVD’s. Even if they charged a small fee for them and confirmed that you were a paying customer that would be better than no option at all.

Following up… We just heard back from our main Adobe contact about the disc media. The Support Product Manager apologizes and confirms that they no longer have any Creative Cloud DVDs available. It is unclear if or when they will have them in the future.

So we would suggest seeing if the CC 2017 direct download links can solve the issue for you – you can use these either for downloading the tools without using the CC Desktop App, or for downloading the software on one machine and installing on another.

The Product Manager says that for individuals who continue to face difficulties downloading Creative Cloud software, it would be best if they work directly with the Adobe support team. This will allow issues to be escalated if the download error is unable to be resolved, or if you otherwise cannot get the software you paid for.

We recommend using their live online chat – it is usually fastest/easiest:

You’re welcome, glad to help! You’re right – not all of the new standalone installers have been published by Adobe yet. However, they were in touch last week and say that progress continues to be made…

We cannot make promises for them as we do not have control over the process, but we are staying on top of the situation and hope to see the rest of the offline CC 2017 installers released early in the new year. As soon as they are, we will have the direct download links available from that page.

Only a few programs have offline installers and they are also outdated. I have to download the update up to size of the program itself. As a Creative Cloud subscription customer, I must say this is extremely annoying.

Yes, we completely understand. To date, we still only have the original CC 2017.0 release installers for about half the Creative Cloud tools… This is all Adobe has made available thus far. But that will be changing, hopefully soon. As soon as more direct downloads come out, we will have them for you there.

Progress can seem frustratingly glacial, but we remain hopeful that Adobe will get there soon.